The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-06

love LOT the young girl was suspected, II
not already proven: and his friends were
in the thick of the danger, too.
knew far too well the jealousy
moment they would let up if they had
any advantage of US. The Grey Wolf
and Black Crow were young and brave
warriors of the tribe-they were like
wise suItors for the hand of the Morn
ing Dawn" yet neither of them had
had any assurance of success so
far. Though they would have
fought each other for the prize
have undertaken any task how
ever dangerous = any labor however
trying-yet when one of the hated
white men dared to look upon the pride
of the tribe with an eye of love they
could unite on the task of thwarting
him, though as soon as successful on
that, they might turn their victorious
arms against each other. But such is
only the same story we see in life over
and over again, be the society wild, IN
! tanned and savage, or be it i'll the high
| est state of civilization, the same leaven
and underCurrent of self-intefest per
vades AID tempers more or less every
action.
az think you, my jrlend-but what will
| the Big Buffalo do pa
1.-The Eagle knows not-but he will
save his friends if he can
"Good chief! l know you are friend
the white hunter is grateful and may
the master of my life turn from me
| when forget my fIiend."
ugh that is good-the hunter has
white skin, but his blood is red like the
blood of the red man-we are brothers"
There was one consolation in the
midst of our danger; we had one friend
in the camp of the enemy-one whom
kindness had won for US and who would
be true till death
Isought out my friends as soon as
1 could and let them know the danger
| that menaced Us. If met boldly some
times it is diminished. We stood no
chance OF escape if the whole tribe
turned against us-if they believed we
were unfriendly to them-but our
danger lay more in the plotting OF the
young hot-heads OF the tribe, who
might be worked upon by the rival
chiefs, to a pitch of blood thirsty vim
dlctiveuess, that might lead them to
treaoherously attack US, or shoot US
down from ambush without a word of
warning, trusting to after-explanations
to clear away their danger and explain
their motive to the old aud sedate por-
| ton Of their tribe.
| We were camped about q mile from
the village of the tribe, or that
part OF it under the head of Big
| Buffalo, IN a pretty little valley
| in the rear of which the rocky noun
! tain rose almost perpendicular for more
than q hundred feet. The mountain
was too steep to climb, nor could foe
upon the top of it annoy US to any great
! extent; and the only feasible way TO
carry our position, should we come to
blows and war be inaugurated, would
| be from the front. There the approach
was open, but rising and in plain sight
for nearly a quarter Of mile, up along
| the sloping banks of a swiftly running
stream, that gushed out from under the
rocky mountain at the foot of which we
were Camped. This valley had been a
| place of frequent visits by Us, and we
had built a cabin against the rocky
wall of the mountain and though We
now anticipated trouble, we had not
done SO when it was built. Yet We had
| been careful it should be strong and
secure-and now We saw the prudence
of such step. OF course, four men, te
they ever so brave and skilful. could
not hope to cope successfully with and
| fight a whole tribe-yet it was barely
possible, that by bold front and vigi-
| liant guard. We might delay the final
| catastrOphy, and during the interval
there might be an opportunity for COM
promise or escape.
All ne can do boys said I, when
got all together but Jack. who was out
OF camp, lis TO lay low and watch.
There has been no definite change yet,
but We know Big Buffalo enough to
know that he will at least blackmail US
if he can. He does not like the whites,
though he submits to their presence
sometimes, when he can make any thing
by it.; for he is an unmitigated miser
and would sell his soul for blankets,
arms and horses. This may possibly be
good for the hopes of Jack as compro-
mise might possibly De worked, if the
right person took it in hand. The worst
of it is Jack is headstrong aud inclined
to be unruly-and he is stubborn as
mule if he thinks there is any question
about mis- courage. So, all in all, our
isolation and weakness, the materials to
secure our safety are very unpromising,
but We must ever handle them wisely
and make the nest OF them We can"
That's even So" said nv two COM
paniOns, "but what can have got Jack2'
"Likely enough he is galIvanting
somewhere with that beWitching
squsw of his. He is really bewitched
boys regularly done up and done
brOwn-and as far gone on her
as any dude ever was with
Dulcinla. She may be q little highly
colored, but Jack thinks she IS sweet as
the sweetest to take"
"WenW growled Dave Long, II
wish he'd waited till we're in a more
healthy neighborhood before he'd got
ton himself bewitched. Col durn the
young men nowadays, what they want
a courtin all the time-say? An arrow
between the ribs or a crack on the skull
with tomahawk for us, is rather too
much for US to pay for his foolishin'."
well, were in for it and grumbling
won't make it any better. Besides you |
know our motto, 'One for all and all !
for ons.' It's done US good and proved !
cur safety in times past and may now. !
It'll never do to have it said we went
back on a pard, though he was little
cranky on point of love-"
$50 back nothing" growIed Long in
his deep bass yoice-"Go back nothing
I'll see him through if it's in the deal